• 1 cup rice - washed and soaked for 20 minutes
• 1 big onion- sliced
• 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 2 cups chopped vegetables like cauliflower, potato, carrot, beans and green peas
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 bay leaves (tej patta)
• 4-5 cloves (laung)
• 1 big cardamom (moti elaichi)
• A small stick of cinnamon
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)

Heat ghee in a pressure cooker and add cumin seeds, bay leaves, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon. Let them change color.

Add onion and sauté till light brown. Add ginger-garlic paste and fry for 1 minute.

Add chopped vegetables and stir fry for 1 minute.

Drain the soaked rice and add to the cooker. Add salt and red chilli powder. Stir fry for 1 minute.

Add 2 cups of water and mix everything. Pressure cook to 1 whistle. Let the pressure drop down naturally before opening the lid of the cooker. Serve hot tahiri with curd or chutney.

by Pak101.com (few years ago!) / 2008 views